Contra
- Original title
- 魂斗羅
- Title translations
- Contra (English)
- Also known as
- Gryzor
- Developed by
- コナミ工業株式会社
- Year
- 1989 (May)
- System
- MSX2
Technical Specifications
- Rating
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35 votes, 3.54 avg
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- RAM
- 64kB
- VRAM
- 64kB
- Sound
- PSG, SCC
- Kind
- Game
- Tagoo database entry
- Visit (Japanese MSX database)
- Last updated on
- 07-09-2022
- Input Devices Supported
- Keyboard, Joystick
- Genre
- Action
- Max Players
- 1
- Uses Kanji
- No
- Uses V9990
- No
Note
The original arcade version is called "Gryzor" in Europe and Oceania, that's why some people also called this game Gryzor. But the name is just Contra.
SRAM save support depends on the Konami Game Master 2 cartridge.
Initially announced for 1989-02
SRAM save support depends on the Konami Game Master 2 cartridge.
Initially announced for 1989-02
Groups & Mentions
Mentioned in Publications:
- Het grote MSX peeks, pokes en truuks boek deel 5 on page 46 (hint)
- MSX Club Magazine 28 on page 26 (review)
- MSX Club Magazine 30 on page 84 (hint)
- MSX Club Magazine 31 on page 84 (hint)
- MSX Club Magazine 36 on page 83 (hint)
- MSX Computer Magazine 36 on page 23 (review)
- MSX Computer Magazine 43 on page 34 (hint)
- MSX Computer Magazine 44 on page 16 (hint)
- MSX Gids 26 on page 33 (review)
- MSX Magazine 1989-2 on page 23 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1989-2 on page 39 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1989-3 on page 20 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1989-3 on page 37 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1989-4 on page 10 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1989-4 on page 46 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1989-5 on page 38 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1989-5 on page 68 (guide)
- MSX Magazine 1989-6 on page 60 (guide)
- MSX Magazine 1989-11 on page 39 (ad)
- Technopolis テクノポリス 1989-6 on page 24 (review)
- MSX Club 76 on page 2 (ad)
- MSX Club 75 on page 2 (ad)
- hnostar 41 on page 39 (cheat)
- Club HNOSTAR 10 on page 10 (guide)
- Software Gids 1 on page 44 (hint)
- Software Gids 2 on page 48 (hint)
- Software Gids 3 on page 54 (hint)
- FAN 2 on page 64 (other)
- Konami New Games 1990 (ad)
Groups:
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Games with Game Master 2 S-RAM support
Previous: Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (MSX, MSX2 | 1989)Next: Hai no Majutsushi (MSX2 | 1989)
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Released on Wii Virtual Console
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Released on Wii U Virtual Console
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Conversions
- Amstrad CPC
- Arcade
- Commodore 64
- Nintendo NES (Famicom)
- IBM PC (MS-DOS)
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum